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POL 309 Milestone Two Guidelines and Rubric Comparative Analysis I Overview: In your first m ilestone , you selected a policy problem in your home state and explained why it needs to be addressed. In this m ilestone , you will begin a comparative analysis of your state and two others of your choosing, as well as a comparative analysis of how your selected policy’s outcomes were inf luenced by various factors within each state. Prompt : In Milestone Two , you will develop pieces of your comparative analysis for your final p roject through the use of at least one scholarly article and government document . Specifically , the following critical elements must be addressed: I. Comparative Analysis, State: What are the two states that you will be evaluating? How are these states similar to or different f rom your home state, making them a useful comparison for study? In other words, how does each state (your two chosen states and your home stat e) compare and contrast to the other s relative to the fo llowing: A. Political cultures B. Geographic areas (urban/rural states) C. Do your states use citizen initiatives ? If so, how difficult is it for initiatives to be placed on the ballot? How do initiative results serve as examples of the lev el of popular control over policy making in the states chosen? How do they differ? If your chosen states do not use citizen initiatives, why do they not? D. Analyze each state by compar ing and contrasting state referendums that were used in the past. Historic ally, did any of your states vote on referendums that produced completely different results? What happened? Why did this occur? What factors impacted the result s? II. Comparative Analysis, Policy: Compare each policy outcome within each state. In other words, how did the outcome of addressing the policy issue yield differences in results relative to variations in the following: A. Political cultures B. Geographic areas (urban/rural states) C. The states' levels of party competition Rubric Guidelines for Submission: This milestone should be submitted as a 2 - to 3 -page Microsoft Word document. Use double spacing, 12 -point Times New Roman font, and one -inch margins. You must have a minimum of one scholarly articles and one government documents for this paper . Cite all r eferences in APA format. Please note that for your final p roject , you must have a minimum of three scholarly articles and three gov ernment documents . Critical Elements Proficient (100 %) Needs Improvement ( 75 %) Not Evident (0%) Value Comparative Analysis, State: Political Cultures Analyzes each state b y comparing and contrasting political cultures Analyzes each state by compari ng and contrasting political cultures, but overlooks relevant factors Does not analyze each state’s political cultures 13. 57 Comparative Analysis, State: Geographic Areas Analyzes each state by comparing and contrasting geographic differ ences that play an important role in shaping public policy Analyzes each state by comparing and contrasting geographic dif ferences that play an important rol e in shaping public policy, but overlooks important geographic characteristics that are relevant Does not ana lyze state geographical differences 13.57 Comparative Analysis, State: Citizen Initiatives Analyzes each state’s level of public pol icy making by comparing and contrasting whether the state uses citizen init iatives and how difficult it is for initiatives to be placed on the ballot, and compares and contrasts initiative results as examples of the level of popular control over policy making in the states chosen If the chosen states do not use citizen initiatives, the analysis includes a discussion of why this is the case Analyzes each state’s level of public policy making by comparing and con trast ing whether the state uses citizen initiatives, but lacks impor tant differences in states’ use of these initiatives Does not analyze states’ use of citizen initiatives 13.57 Comparative Analysis, State: Referendums Analyzes each state by comparing and contrasting state referendums that were used in the past Analyzes each state by comparing and contrasting state referendum s used in the past, but overlooks relevant factors Does not analyze states’ use of referendums 13. 57 Comparative Analysis, Policy: Political Cultures Analyzes policy outcome differences with respect to variations in political culture Analyzes policy outcome differences with respect to varia tions in political culture, but ana lysis is not clear and lack s sufficient detail Does not analyze policy outcome differences with respect to variations in political culture 13.57 Comparative Analysis, Policy: Geographic Areas Analyzes policy outcome differences based on variations in state geographic area s Analyzes policy outcome differences based on variations in state geographic areas, but lacks sufficient detail Does not analyze how state policy outcomes differ in relation to geographic areas 13.57 Comparative Analysis, Policy: Party Competition Analyzes state p olicy outcome differences in relation to variations in party competition levels Analyzes state policy outcome differences in relation to variations in party competition levels, but overlooks relevant factors Does not explain policy outcome differences in relation to differences in state party competition 13.57 Critical Elements Proficient (100 %) Needs Improvement ( 75 %) Not Evident (0%) Value Articulation of Response Submission has no major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization Submission has major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that negatively impact readability and articulation of main ideas Submission has critical errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that prevent understanding of ideas 5.01 Total 100 %